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IU Basketball game day essentials: Indiana back home to face Iowa

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January 30, 2024

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Game Day essentials:

Iowa (12-8, 4-5) vs. Indiana (12-8, 4-5)

Tip Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday
Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind.
Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Brian Butch)
Stream: Fox Sports
IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network
Point Spread: Iowa is around a 1.5 point favorite.
KenPom Projected Score: No. 92 Indiana 80 – No. 44 Iowa 82
Series: Indiana leads series, 106-82.

Iowa’s Fran McCaffery

Fran McCaffery is in his 14th season as head coach of the Iowa men’s basketball program, after being hired as the program’s 22nd head coach in the spring of 2010. McCaffery currently sits as Big Ten’s third-longest tenured head coach, behind Purdue’s Matt Painter and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo.

McCaffery has led Iowa to a record of 273-184 overall record, with a 130-123 record in Big Ten play since taking over as head coach. Across his 14 seasons, Iowa has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, along with three stints in the NIT. McCaffery’s highest Big Ten standing has been third three separate times, with the most recent coming in the 2020-21 season. The Hawkeyes have one Big Ten tournament title under McCaffery’s tenure, with a championship in the 2021-22 season.

McCaffery had some impressive stints at mid-major programs before making his way to the Big Ten. Prior to Iowa, McCaffery led Siena to three NCAA Tournament appearances in five seasons, with all three of those years also yielding a conference regular season and tournament championship. McCaffery would win MAAC Coach of the Year in the 2008-09 season, where his team went 27-8 overall with a 16-2 record in conference.

Before Siena, McCaffery had a six-year stint with UNC Greensboro, where he also led them to an NCAA Tournament appearance, after earning an automatic bid while winning the conference tournament championship in the 2000-01 season. The year after, the Spartans finished tied for first in the conference, handing McCaffery a regular season title as well.

Before becoming a full-time head coach, McCaffery spent time as an assistant at Notre Dame, Lehigh, and Penn. McCaffery was named head coach at Lehigh after being an assistant for two seasons and earned an NCAA Tournament appearance there as well. After that season, McCaffery would step down and take an assistant job at Notre Dame, before becoming head coach for UNC Greensboro.

Iowa’s results and roster

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME/RESULT
11/7/2023	North Dakota	Iowa City, Iowa	W 110-68
11/10/2023	Alabama State	Iowa City, Iowa	W 98-67
11/14/2023	at #8 Creighton (Gavitt Games)	Omaha, Neb.	L 84-92
11/17/2023	Arkansas State	Iowa City, Iowa	W 88-74
11/23/2023	vs. Oklahoma (Rady Children’s Inv.)	San Diego, Calif.	L 67-79
11/24/2023	vs. Seton Hall (Rady Children’s Inv.)	San Diego, Calif.	W 85-72
11/29/2023	North Florida	Iowa City, Iowa	W 103-78
12/4/2023	at #4 Purdue	West Lafayette, Ind.	L 68-87
12/7/2023	at Iowa State	Ames, Iowa	L 65-90
12/10/2023	Michigan	Iowa City, Iowa	L 80-90
12/16/2023	vs. Florida A&M	Des Moines, Iowa	W 88-54
12/20/2023	UMBC	Iowa City, Iowa	W 103-81
12/29/2023	Northern Illinois	Iowa City, Iowa	W 103-74
1/2/2024	at #21 Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.	L 72-83
1/6/2024	Rutgers	Iowa City, Iowa	W 86-77
1/12/2024	Nebraska	Iowa City, Iowa	W 94-76
1/15/2024	at Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.	W 86-77
1/20/2024	#2 Purdue	Iowa City, Iowa	L 70-84
1/24/2024	Maryland	Iowa City, Iowa	L 67-69
1/30/2024	at Michigan	Ann Arbor, Mich.	W 88-78

Iowa’s game notes (via Iowa Athletics)

McCAFFERY: IOWA’S WINNINGEST HEAD COACH

Head coach Fran McCaffery, who is in his 28th season as a head coach and 14th at Iowa, won his 272nd game as a Hawkeye on Jan. 15 at Minnesota, making him the winningest coach in program history. McCaffery has 273 career wins as Iowa’s head coach.
Iowa defeated Rutgers, 86-77, on Jan. 3, giving McCaffery his 127th career Big Ten victory. He has a school record 129 Big Ten wins.

B1G TONY

Senior Tony Perkins is averaging a team-best 18.1 points, 4.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in Big Ten play. The guard is shooting 49.6 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the charity stripe.
Over his last three games, Perkins is averaging 22.7 points on 57.5 percent shooting, while making 90.5 percent (19-of-21) of his free throw attempts. He also averages 3.7 assists (against four combined turnovers), three rebounds and 2.3 steals.
The Indianapolis native has scored in double figures in every Big Ten game with four 20-point contests and six 15+ games. He has five games with three or more steals against league opponents.

PAYTON CATCHES FIRE

After scoring a season-low six points in the home loss to Maryland on Jan. 24, junior Payton Sandfort responded in a big way in a road win at Michigan.
The Waukee, Iowa, native matched a career-high, scoring 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting. He went 6-of-8 from 3-point range, tying a career-high with six makes.
In the second half, Sandfort was deadly. He made eight of his 10 field goal attempts, including 5-of-6 3-pointers. He played all 20 minutes of half No. 2.

THE B1G’S BEST FROSH

Owen Freeman has been one of the best freshmen in the Big Ten. The Illinois native leads the conference in scoring (224), rebounds (123), blocks (34) and is tied for first in steals (20), while ranking second in field goal percentage (.643).
Freeman’s three double-doubles are the most by a freshman in the conference and tied for the ninth most in the league.
Freeman’s 34 blocks are tied for the third-most by a freshman in the NCAA this season.

CONSISTENT KRIKKE

Graduate Ben Krikke has scored in double figures in 16 of Iowa’s 20 games this season. The Canada native is leading the team, averaging 15.7 points on 56 percent shooting.
Krikke ranks third in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.560), eighth in field goals (122) and 12th in scoring (15.7).
He has shot 60 percent or better from the field in eight games and he has three games with 10 or more field goals. He made 8-of-10 field goals (80 percent) in the win over Seton Hall on Nov. 24.
Krikke has two double-doubles — 17 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in the win over UMBC (his first as a Hawkeye) and 19 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Rutgers. Krikke has six career double-doubles.
He has a team-high six 20-point games. He scored 24 points (11-of-18 shooting) at No. 8 Creighton and a season-high 25 points (10-of-14 FG), nine rebounds and four steals in the win over Arkansas State. Against UNF, Krikke scored 21 points (5-of-9) shooting — 17 in the second half — and went 11-for-11 from the free throw line. He netted 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting (8-of-11 FT) against Michigan, 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting against NIU and 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting in the road win at Minnesota.

Iowa’s KenPom notable numbers:

(out of 362 teams)

Tempo – No. 11 (Offense No. 14 / Defense No. 126)

Offensive Efficiency – No. 20

Iowa has an effective field goal percentage of 53.6 percent on the year (No. 66). The Hawkeyes are shooting 34.8 percent from three (No. 125), and 53.8 percent from two (No. 57).
Iowa does not shoot a lot of threes. Their attempt rate (3FGA/FGA) at is very low at 30.6 percent (No. 320). The Hawkeyes score 57.1 percent of their points from two (No. 33).
Iowa has one of the higher assist rates in the country, with a 60.5 assist percentage for every field goal made (No. 20). They also take very good care of the basketball, with turnovers on just 13.7 percent of possessions (No. 9).
The Hawkeyes don’t get to the line at a high rate (FTA/FGA is 31.4 percent, No. 219), but they do convert their chances with a 76.8 team free throw percentage (No. 31).

Defensive Efficiency – No. 111

Opposing teams hold a 50.6 effective field goal percentage against Iowa on the season. That comes in at No. 196 overall. Teams are shooting 33.1 percent from three (No. 151) and 51.1 percent from two (No. 215).
The best adjective to give Iowa’s defense is average. Almost all of their stats rank near the middle of all Division 1 teams (No. 150-200 range).
An area where they have exceeded average is in their steal percentage, with a 10.5 percent steal rate on the year (No. 96).
Teams have been able to get offensive rebounds at a decent clip against Iowa (30.1 percent rate, No. 222).

Extras

Iowa has been handed the 35th-hardest schedule of all Division 1.
Indiana native Tony Perkins has the 248th-highest assist rate in the country, as well as the 162nd-highest steal rate.
Former IU recruiting target Owen Freeman is 81st in the country in two-point percentage, and 41st in block percentage.
Josh Dix has the tenth-best offensive rating in the Big Ten.

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2026 Iowa high school boys basketball state tournament brackets, schedule

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March 4, 2026

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2026 Iowa high school boys basketball state tournament brackets, schedule

The Iowa high school boys state basketball tournament is just around the corner and the full field has now been set.

By March 13, four teams will be crowned state champions and there are plenty of worthy squads vying for the title. On Tuesday, the final brackets were released and we now have a clear picture of the eight teams in each class hoping to take home the trophy.

Here’s a look at the first-round pairings and the full state tournament schedule for next week’s IHSAA action.

Class 4A Iowa boys state basketball tournament schedule

State quarterfinals, Monday, March 9

No. 4 Dowling Catholic vs No. 5 Dubuque Senior, 5:30 p.m.
No. 1 Cedar Falls vs No. 8 Urbandale, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10

No. 3 Waukee Northwest vs. No. 6 Johnston, 10:30 a.m.
No. 2 Waukee vs No. 7 Cedar Rapids Prairie, 12:15 p.m.

State semifinals, Thursday, March 12

TBD vs. TBD, 10:30 a.m.
TBD vs. TBD, 12:15 a.m.

State championship game, Friday, March 13

Class 3A Iowa boys state basketball tournament schedule

State quarterfinals: Monday, March 9

No. 1 Ballard vs. No. 8 Gilbert, 10:30 a.m.
No. 4 Pella vs. No. 5 Carroll, 12:15 p.m.
No. 2 ADM vs. No. 7 Xavier, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Storm Lake vs. No. 6 Solon, 3:45 p.m.

State semifinals, Wednesday, March 11

TBD vs. TBD, 5:30 p.m.
TBD vs. TBD, 7:15 p.m.

State championship game, Friday, March 13

Class 2A Iowa boys state basketball tournament schedule

State quarterfinals: Wednesday, March 11

No. 1 Kuemper Catholic vs. No. 8 Union Community, 10:30 a.m
No. 4 Treynor vs. No. 5 Grundy Center, 12:15 p.m
No. 2 Unity Christian vs. No. 7 Western Christian, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Regina Catholic vs. No. 6 Aplington-Parkersburg, 3:45 p.m.

State semifinals, Thursday, March 12

TBD vs. TBD, 5:30 p.m.
TBD vs TBD, 7:15 p.m.

State title game, Friday, March 13

Class 1A Iowa boys state basketball tournament schedule

State quarterfinals: Tuesday, March 10

No. 1 St. Edmond vs. No. 8 Woodbine, 2 p.m.
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 5 Bellevue, 3:45 p.m.
No. 2 MMCRU vs. No. 7 Boyden-Hull, 5:30 p.m.
No. 3 Bishop Garrigan vs. No. 6 Marquette Catholic, 7:15 p.m.

State semifinals, Thursday, March 12

TBD vs TBD, 2 p.m.
TBD vs TBD, 3:45 p.m.

State title game, Friday, March 13

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Iowa State announces gymnastics program will be discontinued

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March 3, 2026

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Iowa State announces gymnastics program will be discontinued

Iowa State University announced March 3 that it is cutting its women’s gymnastics program, weeks after abruptly canceling the remainder of the season due to what athletics director Jamie Pollard said were “unreconcilable differences” in the program.

Cyclone gymnasts were informed of the decision to cut the program by ISU associate athletics director Shamaree Brown in a meeting on Tuesday morning, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports Network.

Iowa State gymnastics head coach Ashley Miles Greig and her three assistant coaches were told that their contracts would not be renewed, the university’s news release stated. Miles Greig’s contract was set to expire after the season on June 30, 2026.

Cyclones gymnasts will have the option to remain at Iowa State to finish their degrees, or to transfer to another NCAA school to compete in gymnastics. If they stay at Iowa State, ISU will honor their scholarships. Iowa State’s release said its compliance department would work with the NCAA on waivers to help gymnasts receive an additional year of competition.

Tuesday’s announcement ended weeks of speculation about the program’s future that began when Iowa State canceled its gymnastics season on Feb. 8. In a statement at the time, Brown said the decision was because the Cyclones did not have enough athletes available to compete. In a letter to the gymnastics team and alumni on Feb. 17, Pollard wrote that the cancellation resulted from “a series of complex internal conflicts between individual teammates, coaching staff members, and parents,” language that Iowa State repeated in Tuesday’s release.

In a video released by the school, Pollard said Iowa State would take the next several months to decide which women’s sport would replace gymnastics so that the athletics department remains compliant with Title IX, a federal law that requires NCAA schools to provide proportional participation opportunities to men and women.

“I also want to say, this is not a financial decision. This is a student-athlete experience decision,” Pollard said in the video. “Adding another women’s sport will probably cost equal or more than what we’re already spending on the gymnastics program. This is about student-athlete experience.”

Pollard said that Iowa State conducted reviews of its gymnastics program in 2018 and 2023 stemming from unspecified issues. The 2023 review, conducted by an external law firm, led Iowa State to part ways with then-head coach Jay Ronayne. Miles Greig was hired in April 2023.

On Tuesday, Iowa State denied USA TODAY Sports Network’s public-records request for the findings of the university’s 2018 and 2023 gymnastics probes. In an email denying the request, Ann Lelis, a member of Iowa State’s office of general counsel, cited portions of state open records law that prevent the disclosure of personal information of students or public employees. Lelis also said the requested records were not subject to disclosure because they contained confidential attorney privileged documents.

In the video, Pollard said he asked his senior leadership team “to meet with those individuals in our department that work really closely with our gymnastics program and make a recommendation to me about what we should do going forward.”

The leadership team recommended to Pollard that the school discontinue the gymnastics program, Pollard said, and use those resources for a different women’s sport. Pollard accepted the recommendation from his staff, and he spoke with university leaders. “We are all on the same page,” he said. “This is the right decision for our athletics program and for our student-athletes.”

Cyclone gymnast Samantha Schneider, a redshirt freshman, wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday that she was heartbroken by the decision and criticized Iowa State’s administration for deflecting blame onto the gymnasts.

“Terrible that this is the result of the lack of support from Iowa State’s Athletic Administration,” Schneider wrote. “For the last 5 months, we have come forward as a team regarding (certain) situations and environment concerns and nothing has been done to protect us as athletes on this team. The gymnasts should NOT be blamed or be sharing any part of the responsibility for this decision being made.”

A former member of this season’s coaching staff also mourned the decision in a text message to USA TODAY Sports Network on Tuesday. The person requested anonymity for fear of repercussions.

“At the end of the day this is unfair to the athletes and the alumni that have built this program and have continued to ask for better,” the coach wrote. “It appears that the department was looking for an easy way out or an easy solution, not realizing they would hurt a lot of people in the process. My only hope is that the athletes can come back stronger than ever.”

Miles Greig could not be immediately reached for comment when contacted Tuesday morning by USA TODAY Sports Network.

The Iowa State gymnastics team participated in four competitions this season before the athletics department shut down the remainder of the season on Feb. 8. Nick Joos, Iowa State’s senior associate athletic director for communications, told USA TODAY Sports Network at the time that the cancellation was due to a “combination of injuries and other health issues.”

During what ended up as Iowa State’s final meet against Denver on Feb. 1, several Cyclone gymnasts fell off the uneven bars. The Cyclones forfeited their next meet on Feb. 6 against West Virginia, with Miles Greig saying in a statement, “At this time, we do not have enough student-athletes available to safely field a team against West Virginia, and regrettably must cancel this competition.”

Two days after that, Brown met with gymnasts on Feb. 8 at Iowa State’s on-campus practice gym and informed them that their season would not continue.

Iowa State’s annual financial report submitted to the NCAA for fiscal year 2025 showed the gymnastics program generated $287,392 in total operating revenues with $1.69 million in expenses, a gap of about $1.4 million. Iowa State allotted 14 scholarships to gymnastics. Football and men’s basketball are the only Iowa State sports in which revenue exceeds spending.

Cyclone gymnastics recruits who had committed to the program for the 2026-27 season can commit to a different school or attend Iowa State and have their scholarship agreements honored.

Former Iowa State gymnast Shea Mattingly, whose last name was Anderson when she graduated in 2012, said she had been in contact with other former members of the team after Tuesday’s announcement.

“We’re all frustrated. We’re all angry,” Mattingly said. “That (Pollard) video made us all really mad, honestly. … It places all the blame on these student-athletes whereas the administration’s accountability in this, they hired these coaches that maybe it seems like they couldn’t handle the program.”

Mattingly said she and other alums aren’t giving up hope on the future of the program.

“I think we’re still going to fight,” she said. “So we’re going to send emails. We’re going to call. We’re going to do all we can, even though it seems his mind has been made up.”

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Seven Of Eight 3A Slots Filled For Iowa High School Boys State Tournament

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March 3, 2026

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Seven Of Eight 3A Slots Filled For Iowa High School Boys State Tournament

Seven of the eight spots for the upcoming Class 3A Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Tournament were determined Monday night in substate championship action.

Advancing to the Casey’s Center in Des Moines, Iowa were ADM, Ballard, Storm Lake, Carroll, Gilbert, Pella and Solon. On Tuesday, Cedar Rapids Xavier will play Dubuque Wahlert Catholic, as that game was moved due to the Dubuque Wahlert Catholic girls competing in the girls state tournament.

The seven teams advancing were all the higher seeds, as six of the seven picked up victories on their home court. The other – Storm Lake’s 66-53 win over Sergeant Bluff-Luton – was held at nearby Buena Vista University.

ADM claimed a 30-point decision over Nevada while Ballard bested Oskaloosa, 79-45. Carroll claimed a three-point triumph vs. Sioux Center, Gilbert bested rival North Polk, 73-62, Pella eliminated Keokuk, 60-47, and Solon downed Central DeWitt, 49-44.

The state tournament bracket will be released following the conclusion of the Cedar Rapids Xavier-Dubuque Wahlert Catholic contest.

The 4A substate championships are also on deck for Tuesday evening.

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